Evening star. [volume] (Washington, D.C.) 1854-1972, 1887-03-11

Ladies' Goods. Family Supplies Sewing Ma
chimes, Gentlemen's Goods, Wood and Coal,
Financial, Housefurnishings, Pianos and Organs,
Professional Medical, Specalties, Railroads, Poto
mac River Boats, Steamers, Dentistry, The Trades,
Undertakers.
GovERNNENr RECEIPTS To-DAY.-Internal reve-
nue, $685. ,693; customs, $685.
RuMoR was floating about the corridors Of the
Treasury to-day that the President had announced
his purpose Of appointing the new Secretary be
fore eight O'Clock this evening. 1t was impossible,
however, to trace the story to its source.
COL CHARLEroN H. WAY, who was appointed
consul at st. Petersburg yesterday, as stated in
THE STAR, held consulate under President Grant.
He served in the confederate army during the
war and has since been interested in cotton manu-
| lacturlng In savannah. Ga. He Is spoken OF as a
| pings OF war after the surrender. He had the
endorsement OF Senators Brown and COlquitt and
| the Georgia Representatives.
GIN. A. W. GREELY called upon the President
| yesterday in company with Secretary EndicOtt,
! and paid bis respect as chief signal officer.
AMONG THE PRESIDENTS CALLERS to-day were
Speaker Carlisle Senators Gibson, Allison, Payne,
| Pugh and WhitthOrne, Representatives King,
| Barnes, Breckinridge OF Arkansas, Townshend,
Milliken and Weaver OF Iowa, commissioner Miller,
| ex-Solicitor General GoOde, and Gen. Terry, OF
| virginia, and Controller Durham.
MIR. Roscoe CONKLrNG made an argument to-day
before the board of appeals in the Patent Office in
the Field printing telegraph case.
THE LIMITS OF RAILROAD GRANTs.-The Secre-
tary OF the Interior in the case OF Leander Scott
VS.. the Kansas Pacific railroad has decided to ad-
here to the present system OF adjusting the limits
OF grants for railroads which was established In
1852. This decision applies to all railroad grants
| and grants OF like character.
BANK EXAMINER APPoINTED.-The controller of
= 49,
M1llersburg, OhiO to be examiner OF national
banks IN Eastern, Ohio, in place OF r. c. Parsons
| resigned.
SENATOR CHACE, Mrs. Chace and their niece, Miss
| Annie H. Chace, and Senator Teller and Mrs
Teller, and Miss Beals of washington, spent yes
terday in Charleston and left for Savannah in the
afternoon. They spent the day In inspecting the
earthquake ruins.
TEMPORARY SUSPENSION OF THE SILK MACHINE
The experimental silk machine for winding silk
from the cocoOns, which has been in operation at
the Agricultural department under the direction of
MI Philip Walker, will, owing to lack Of avaia-
Die funds be closed on April 1st AS certain alter
atfOnS are to be made after the beginning of the
nsca year, it may not be again in operation before
August 1st.
THE q. s. s. RICHMOND, which was commissioned
as the flagship Of the North Atlantic squadron on
January Goth, will leave the Brooklyn navy yard
Monday and receive her powder and shot at Ellis
where the vessel is to be Inspected by the board OF
naval inspection and survey, Of which Rear-Ad-
miral James E. Jouett is president After trip to
turn to New York and undergo more repairs. The
Richmond carries complement OF $50 officers and
men.
ERRORS IN ASSESSING DUTY.-Acting Secretary
Fairchid has instructed the collector Of customs
at New York, in the case Of manifest error dis
covered In assessing duty on optical Instruments
that action n ms ant
for less amount than In the invoice value is not
eondoned by the appraisers return on the entry
eStOpped from collecting duties on such invoice
| value at any time within the legal limitation OF
one year.
PERsoNAL.-Senator SpOoner and family win
sail for Europe in May, remaining abroad for sew
eral months.-Ex-GOv. Leon Albeit OF New
Quinn OF Duluth, and j. P. Mack kenzie OF Chicago,
are at the Ebbitt.-MrA p p. WestcOtt Of WASH
ington, is at the Hygeia Hotel Old Point Comfort.
Chicago E.B. Pratt of Boston. s. C. Ashby OF Mon
tana, and CT. Chester OF Buffalo, are at Wilards.
Philadelphia, o. o. FOrsythe OF Chicago, James
OKane OF the navy and Geo; N: Dana Of Boston
are at The Rtggs~J: a Dodd Of Newark n. j.,
Mavroyeh Bey and Archer N. Martin OF New York
| and W. Bassett Of Boston are at Wormley's--
Ii. French of New York, D. W. Irwin OF Chicago
are at the Arlington. Y. Chapman and w. H.
Hurlburt OF Philadelphia and w. D. Brown OF
Montgomery, Ala, are at the Metropolitan.--J.
II. Alexander OF Boston and Isaac d. SOmead OF
Toledo Ohio, are at the National.-Ex-Senato
| and Mrs Mcdonald OF Indiana, are at the Riggs
A New Dodge OF Office Seekers.
| SENDING THEIR COMMUNICATIONS BY SPECIAL DE-
LIVERY MESSENGERS.
81 suppose that you have heard Of the new dodge
of the Office seekers" said private secretary of
| the head of one OF the departments to STAR re-
porter the other day.
probably / have" was the non-commital re.
sponse, "but what do you refer to particularly"
"The plan they have hit upon for reaching the
Is to yena th hm letter wsn special de-
working their way through two or three mes
sengers and then perhaps couple OF private sec
tary'S seeing their communications is divided up
among so many subOrdinateS that 1t is difficult
ioT them to faten their vengeance for any failure
upon any particular person. One messenger SAYS
he gave the letter or paper to another messenger,
who stoutly maintains that he never received it,
and then the private secretary claims that
| the onlce seeker becomes real tired. He does
net Ike the Secretary to say to member
call at the department in his behalf that he does
not remember to have seen The papers, but sup
i lar order Of business. The Office seeker, without
exception, wants his case TO make an indelbe i'm
he has resorted to the special delivery stamp It
costs ten cents but then he argues that1t is money
well expended, as the letter must 90 directly to
the Secretary in order to have his receipt. He
then knows that the Secretary received it. The
bulk OF the special delivery letters received at the
| department are mailed in this city. The private
secretary receives them receipts for them in the
name OF the Secretary and then they take the reg
ular course In the department. routine. The Sec
retary never sees them any more than II they had
been mailed without the special stamp. But It
gives The off1ce-seeker an opportunity Of calling
the private secretary to account The latter cant
! evade the responsibility. He must have received
the papers and his ingenuity is taxed to account
Tor the disposition of the letter or papers in any
way that Will be satisfactory to the Of6ce-seeker
You See this new invention adds TO the trials of
our position and We are In danger OF incurrng the
enInty or people without any Intentional prOvOca-
ton on our part. suppose this is OF the pen-
altieS OF ocial life, he concluded, with sigh as
ne resumed his work OF sorting out the daily mail
National Drill Railroad Rate.
Thecommtttee OF the southern Passenger Agents.
convention, which adjourned here recently, has
decided upon the general national drill rate for all
| travellers. Under the Interstate commerce law 1t
| is understood they cannot make discrimination In
favor OF persons, so the committee has decided to
give the cheap soldiers rate to citizen travellers
| also. Three-quarters OF one cent per mile is the
rate fixed for parties OF not less than twenty-five
In one party, for short-ne distance Travelled from
| all points to washington and return. This rate
which applies to citizens and soldiers is the lowest
| ever given for similar purpOSeS-One-h half that
| given the New Orleans exposition.
An Important Suspect.
ARREST OF A NAN IN CONNECTION WITH THE ATTEMPT